Monthly Archives: March 2017

Last year, The Budd Center made a strategic shift in its programming to better equip its PreK-12 school and nonprofit partners in The School Zone (TSZ) in West Dallas. We decided to integrate professional development, training and coaching into The School … Continue reading →

By immersing SMU faculty, staff and students in The Budd Center’s partner communities, PreK-12 schools and nonprofit partners can expand their human and intellectual capital to better serve clients and strengthen their organizations. Equally as important, the SMU community becomes … Continue reading →

In May 2016, an online survey was administered to The School Zone partners to help The Budd Center and its partners understand: 1) the impact participation in The School Zone has on individual partners and 2) the impact The School … Continue reading →

In addition to providing training for our partners, The Budd Center is now offering coaching to help them implement what they learn. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a fixture within PreK-12 education. Schools use them as a way for colleagues … Continue reading →